The five best Spanish foods I never knew existed
I'm pleased to give some space to my friend and fellow Midwesterner, Katie Stearns. Our first meeting was serendipitous and mostly based around a shared interest: food. When not working in marketing,…
Seville Snapshots: The Ceramic Benches of the Plaza de España
I adore Plaza de España. It was here in 2005 that I sat on one of the ceramic benches and journaled about studying abroad. Eight years later, I've made countless…
Tapa Thursdays: Castañas
cred where cred's due I never knew that 'chestnuts roasting on an open fire' was actually a thing until moving to Seville. When the weather turns crisp (which finally happened…
Seville: Spain’s Most Bike-Friendly City
My ride is a bubblegum pink cruising bike with rusted handlebars, a rickety frame and the name Jorge. Since I live outside the city center (ugh, I know, don't remind…
Seville Snapshots: PINC, Seville’s Networking Group for English-speaking Professionals
How many times have you said to a friend, 'You really have to meet Pepa [or María, or Julie, or whoever]?' As the resident fair godmother of guiris in Seville,…
The City Of Sorrows: Understanding Seville’s Gypsy Culture (part 2)
Where we last left off with Susan Nadathur, author of the novel 'City of Sorrows' about Seville's Gypsy culture, she was telling us about Gypsy Culture as seen by outsiders.…